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i am familiar with debates here in massachusetts. it is people who are on the ballot -- they should be able to get up when it is a public sponsored debate and have voters judge them as i would scott or me or anyone else who gets on the ballot. we have had plenty of opportunities to go one-on-one on issues. there are lots of ways in which voters compare us. everyone has access to this. it makes a lot of sense. >> do you have second thoughts about the way our campaign has unfolded? >> campaigns are not dress rehearsals. they move forward at their own pace. we have had a tough primary. we're doing the same thing in this. we have worked very hard. i did take christmas day off. i did not think voters want to hear from me on christmas day or christmas eve. to suggest i am taking this for granted or not working hard. it can look at our policy papers and volunteers and phone calling. i do not know what will happen on january 19. i am asking voters to vote for one of the three of us, hopefully me. we're making sure we get our message out. >>
i am familiar with debates here in massachusetts. it is people who are on the ballot -- they should be able to get up when it is a public sponsored debate and have voters judge them as i would scott or me or anyone else who gets on the ballot. we have had plenty of opportunities to go one-on-one on issues. there are lots of ways in which voters compare us. everyone has access to this. it makes a lot of sense. >> do you have second thoughts about the way our campaign has unfolded? >>...
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the people of massachusetts spoke loudly and. one concerned and number of you had about the outcome of this election would be whether the new center would be seated sen. i'm convinced now that no gamesmanship will be played by the other side with regard to future votes in the senate. jim webb of virginia has made it clear he will not participate in any additional health care votes prior to senator brown being sworn in. and i noticed that elected officials in massachusetts who were principally responsible for certifying the election after early innings -- earlier saying it would take up to two weeks have now indicated that it could be as early as today. i did not believe that the kind of thing we have seen on full display with the cornhuskers kick back, the louisiana purchase, the gator aid, drafting the bill behind closed- door -- i think the majority has gotten the message and no more gamesmanship, no more a lack of transparency, let's honor the wishes of the people of massachusetts and move forward with policy. with our policy
the people of massachusetts spoke loudly and. one concerned and number of you had about the outcome of this election would be whether the new center would be seated sen. i'm convinced now that no gamesmanship will be played by the other side with regard to future votes in the senate. jim webb of virginia has made it clear he will not participate in any additional health care votes prior to senator brown being sworn in. and i noticed that elected officials in massachusetts who were principally...
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i thank god for massachusetts. i think that the federal government is destroying this country and they need a big wake-up call. that is my comment for the day. host: another comment from twitter -- they are coming in fast and furious -- "how much are you under water? from the current section comes this from national politics -- "chris matthews was happy about barack obama, saying that he felt a thrill going up his leg. last week scott brown told the the obama and chris matthews was like a puppy on uppers. does he have a hot hand to run politically for the president next time"? ronald is killing us from atlanta. our phone lines just went down, we will try to fix it if we can. let's go to another twitter comment. for those of you watching, let's take a short break and get back in just a moment. first, a look at the issues and topics dominating the conversation from martha jackson. >> as you can imagine, the massachusetts republican senate win is a major issue of all of the sunday shows to date. going along with that,
i thank god for massachusetts. i think that the federal government is destroying this country and they need a big wake-up call. that is my comment for the day. host: another comment from twitter -- they are coming in fast and furious -- "how much are you under water? from the current section comes this from national politics -- "chris matthews was happy about barack obama, saying that he felt a thrill going up his leg. last week scott brown told the the obama and chris matthews was...
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that's a powerful idea that came from massachusetts. 150 years later you had the massachusetts provential congress saying, resistance to tyranny is your christian duty. and for the last 50 or 100 years seems like massachusetts has been sending us the king's people, always wanting more taxes, more government, more government spending, bigger government. and yesterday, the people of massachusetts reverted back to that great heritage of patriotism and freedom and said, we're finally tired of big government. it's time we start to look at solving our problems without thinking every solution means more taxes and more of washington, d.c., control. i thank you, gentlemen, that your states have stood for freedom and your constituents have elected you to join us here to stand up for just plain old basic american principles. and i think we're going to get the job done. and i think that what happened yesterday was about from a political point of view quite a stroke of lightning. and i think it should get people's attention. i think the public has spoken and it's time for us to move on with the ideas
that's a powerful idea that came from massachusetts. 150 years later you had the massachusetts provential congress saying, resistance to tyranny is your christian duty. and for the last 50 or 100 years seems like massachusetts has been sending us the king's people, always wanting more taxes, more government, more government spending, bigger government. and yesterday, the people of massachusetts reverted back to that great heritage of patriotism and freedom and said, we're finally tired of big...
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that maybe there will be guest: the pit to jobs started before massachusetts. they have accelerated the pace now and, just because of how shocking the massachusetts win by scott brown was. the public is angry. that is the thing, the only thing we learned from massachusetts is that the public is furious with continued unemployment, wall street bailout, and they completed the stimulus, wall street bailout, and every other major proposals the president put forth and said we are not getting anything. the public is not getting anything. wall street is getting everything. in fact, that's not the case. the stimulus had money that went directly into people's paychecks. there is a lot of miscommunication here from what the president wants to do as opposed to what the public is feeling. the perception is the public is not getting anything in the pit to jobs is meant to show the white house is doing something. whether or not it works in 10 months and they can convince the public remains to be seen. host: this is aadministration. they have the state of the union on wednesd
that maybe there will be guest: the pit to jobs started before massachusetts. they have accelerated the pace now and, just because of how shocking the massachusetts win by scott brown was. the public is angry. that is the thing, the only thing we learned from massachusetts is that the public is furious with continued unemployment, wall street bailout, and they completed the stimulus, wall street bailout, and every other major proposals the president put forth and said we are not getting...
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this time the folks in massachusetts are the target. i'm a texan, i'm a democrat from texas, a state where we don't have a single democratic statewide official, which is directly opposite massachusetts. if you vote against the democratic candidate today, you will be joining the republicans in their attempt to bring down in their attempt to bring down this obama@@@@@@$v would come to an end parade of senate democrats failedg1ñ in massachusetts debate lose their to push through legislation. that means olympia snowe and susan collins would become two of the most powerful people on capitol hill. the republican line, good morning. caller: i would have to say that this election is somewhat like the shot heard round the world. this is the first election where the american populace and vettersw4÷ will say no to the oa and socialism machine. rvwi just watched with curiosit. i just hope that for the democrats who don't think they can finagle some way to a impugn this election or stall the installation of mr. brown if he gets elected. that will
this time the folks in massachusetts are the target. i'm a texan, i'm a democrat from texas, a state where we don't have a single democratic statewide official, which is directly opposite massachusetts. if you vote against the democratic candidate today, you will be joining the republicans in their attempt to bring down in their attempt to bring down this obama@@@@@@$v would come to an end parade of senate democrats failedg1ñ in massachusetts debate lose their to push through legislation. that...
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i live in massachusetts my whole life. the people's republic of massachusetts is what we called it. it was a referendum on barack obama. host: let's hear from our guests, beginning with a walter -- with amy walter. guest: i think it was a referendum on the policies in washington, the policies put forward by the president. when you reject a candidate, a democratic candidate, you have rejected a president. at the same time, you have a president whose approval rating in massachusetts remains relatively high, certainly much higher than it is nationally. in some polls he is close to 60%, it is probably around the mid 50's. what you have in president obama is somebody that the majority of people in massachusetts tend to like, but the policies we are seeing in washington and the politics in washington are the real turnoffs here, and where the caller really hit it on the head is the issue of being able to get something done in washington. that is what voters were promised in 2008, that is what the president ran on, that is what a lot of democrats ran on in 2006 and 2008, and voters have not
i live in massachusetts my whole life. the people's republic of massachusetts is what we called it. it was a referendum on barack obama. host: let's hear from our guests, beginning with a walter -- with amy walter. guest: i think it was a referendum on the policies in washington, the policies put forward by the president. when you reject a candidate, a democratic candidate, you have rejected a president. at the same time, you have a president whose approval rating in massachusetts remains...
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senate seat in massachusetts. later, senate majority harry reid on this 2008 " on president barack obama's skin color and electability -- on his 2008 quote on president barack obama's skin color and electability. >> now available, c-span's book. a great read for any history buff. from his early years to his life in the white house and his relevance today. in hardcover at your favorite bookseller and now in digital audio to listen to any time. available where digital audio let downloads are sold. -- a digital audio downloads are sold. >> speakers include eric s hinseke. this is an hour and 15 minutes. >> how exciting. we have about 1000 folks who have signed up for this conference so we're excited to have you here. this is our second annual dod va suicide prevention conference. we have been putting together quite the agenda. we have over 100 presenters up through thursday so we're excited. some of the most well-known experts in the field of suicide. we have quite the agenda. i am the chair of suicide prevention and
senate seat in massachusetts. later, senate majority harry reid on this 2008 " on president barack obama's skin color and electability -- on his 2008 quote on president barack obama's skin color and electability. >> now available, c-span's book. a great read for any history buff. from his early years to his life in the white house and his relevance today. in hardcover at your favorite bookseller and now in digital audio to listen to any time. available where digital audio let...
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host: wlats going on in massachusetts -- with what's going on in massachusetts, how long until he could be sworn into the senate? guest: this is a matter of contention. you haveçó democratic-leaning officials in massachusetts saying it may take two weeks to officially process the win. thers÷ tradition in the senate it is not disputed, you get that person in there as quickly as possible. i can bet republicans would be crying foul if democrats tried to string this out and leave paul kirk the interim senator in there. i would suspect they would not get away with that. it would look like they were going against the will of the voters in massachusetts. so i suspect if mr. brown wins that election, he will be seated pretty quickly. host: as a matter of scheduling, paul kirk willçó be our guest coming up on this program. go ahead, sir. caller: back when president busi was trying to privatize social security, president obama said only 35% of the people were in favor of privatization. maybe it is time that they check their egos and understand this is not a good idea. it is my understanding
host: wlats going on in massachusetts -- with what's going on in massachusetts, how long until he could be sworn into the senate? guest: this is a matter of contention. you haveçó democratic-leaning officials in massachusetts saying it may take two weeks to officially process the win. thers÷ tradition in the senate it is not disputed, you get that person in there as quickly as possible. i can bet republicans would be crying foul if democrats tried to string this out and leave paul kirk the...
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go ahead, please. >> i'm jessica lee from massachusetts. my question to you is how do you feel about the current political discussion on expanding healthcare for minorties and do you think this is an important discussion -- a national discussion to have? guest: when you say expanding healthcare for minorties, are you are talking about as part of the healthcare reform bill or something different? >> for minorties. guest: obviously it does not apply to illegal immigrants. it would apply to all americans, minorties, majorities, everybody, in terms of people not covered for health insurance. we have already seen some expansion in terms of children's healthcare, so it is for everybody. it is not just for minorties unless i'm missing some part of your question. no? ok. what do i think of this expansion? to me, this is a major moment in american life. this is, to me, akin to the historic effort to, for example, put in place medicare and medicaid, but i think it's more like, to my mind, covering the seniors, you know, seniors are no longer the poor
go ahead, please. >> i'm jessica lee from massachusetts. my question to you is how do you feel about the current political discussion on expanding healthcare for minorties and do you think this is an important discussion -- a national discussion to have? guest: when you say expanding healthcare for minorties, are you are talking about as part of the healthcare reform bill or something different? >> for minorties. guest: obviously it does not apply to illegal immigrants. it would...
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impact of the massachusetts special election. canton, massachusetts. roberta on the independent line. caller: will be voting for scott brown. i am an independent and voted for martha coakley in the democratic primary. i also sent her an e-mail, i would love to see a woman senator. but i'm not voting against martha coakley, and i am not really voting for scott brown, but i am voting because the political parties have gotten so out of hand in this country, i did not like to see either party have the kind of control they had during the bush administration and now with obama. so, i'm really voting for checks and balances. host: have you talked to your neighbors and friends and family? do they have the same mental attitude toward this election as you do, that this is about checks and balances and not about the candidates? caller: you know, i really think that that is true. i think people think the democrats have overplayed their teens. and a lot of people around here are socially liberal but more and more people are getting concerned, very concerned, with t
impact of the massachusetts special election. canton, massachusetts. roberta on the independent line. caller: will be voting for scott brown. i am an independent and voted for martha coakley in the democratic primary. i also sent her an e-mail, i would love to see a woman senator. but i'm not voting against martha coakley, and i am not really voting for scott brown, but i am voting because the political parties have gotten so out of hand in this country, i did not like to see either party have...
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now the massachusetts seagoing for a republican. look, this is not necessarily a statement saying republicans are great, it is about washington control. when i pump gas to the gas station and go to the grocery store, people say and do not do this to us. slow this thing down. people see the louisiana purchase kickback, that is what they call these things. they see the money flowing around in order to get votes, rushing it through christmas eve, muscling it through congress, trying to jam this during-jammed this thing through, 1-party rule, and they are upset about it. then they see the consequences of these laws. we have about 4000 pages of legislation flowing around the capital, moving really fast. that is going to do all these things to people's health care benefits -- to their prices, their taxes. big tax increases on small businesses, big tax increases on big businesses. and so people see all of this happening, and they want it slowed down. they see the way washington has become so dysfunctional in their eyes, and they want this
now the massachusetts seagoing for a republican. look, this is not necessarily a statement saying republicans are great, it is about washington control. when i pump gas to the gas station and go to the grocery store, people say and do not do this to us. slow this thing down. people see the louisiana purchase kickback, that is what they call these things. they see the money flowing around in order to get votes, rushing it through christmas eve, muscling it through congress, trying to jam this...
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go ahead, please. >> i'm jessica lee from massachusetts. my question to you is how do you feel about the current political discussion on expanding healthcare for minorties and do you think this is an important discussion -- a national discussion to have? guest: when you say expanding healthcare for minorties, are you are talking about as part of the healthcare reform bill or something different? >> for minorties. guest: obviously it does not apply to illegal immigrants. it would apply to all americans, minorties, majorities, everybody, in terms of people not covered for health insurance. we have already seen some expansion in terms of children's healthcare, so it is for everybody. it is not just for minorties unless i'm missing some part of your question. no? ok. what do i think of this expansion? to me, this is a major moment in american life. this is, to me, akin to the historic effort to, for example, put in place medicare and medicaid, but i think it's more like, to my mind, covering the seniors, you know, seniors are no longer the poor
go ahead, please. >> i'm jessica lee from massachusetts. my question to you is how do you feel about the current political discussion on expanding healthcare for minorties and do you think this is an important discussion -- a national discussion to have? guest: when you say expanding healthcare for minorties, are you are talking about as part of the healthcare reform bill or something different? >> for minorties. guest: obviously it does not apply to illegal immigrants. it would...
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we have a senator senatorial election in in massachusetts. it may in fact change hands a week from tonight. how long will it take to get the new senator sworn in and get the new senator to town so they will be able to vote on this very important health care legislation. will it take longer if that is no longer a reliable yes vote, but becomes a problematic no vote and will it stretch out the clock so we don't seek that new senator. the american people need to pay attention to that because all of those are an important part of the process that is called health care reform that is being played out on the floor of the house and the senate. mr. speaker, you have been generous with the time and i yield back my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for a motion. mr. burgess: i move that the house do now adjourn. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on the motion. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the motion is burg representat >> share with you some of our observations and conclusions about the trip. with regard to
we have a senator senatorial election in in massachusetts. it may in fact change hands a week from tonight. how long will it take to get the new senator sworn in and get the new senator to town so they will be able to vote on this very important health care legislation. will it take longer if that is no longer a reliable yes vote, but becomes a problematic no vote and will it stretch out the clock so we don't seek that new senator. the american people need to pay attention to that because all...
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it is noteworthy that in an election up in massachusetts, arguably the bluest state in america, the hottest issue is the health-care bill. i am told that the republican candidate in a debate yesterday, he emphasized that he would be the 41st vote to keep this monstrosity from being hoisted onto the american people. the polls continue to receive in support of this proposal. i have great hope that enough democrats are going to wake up and say, we should not fum our noses at the american people and cram this down their throats, no matter what they think. it is an act of incredible arrogance. it is best summed up by saying, we know what ought to be done. you sit down and shut up, american people and let us do this for you. i think they get it. i think the majority gets it and they know how unpopular this is. i have some hope that they will have difficulty ramming this massive restructuring of one sixth of our economy that cut medicare by half a trillion dollars in raises -- down the throats of the american people. >> another official in washington is michael steele it has caused some consternat
it is noteworthy that in an election up in massachusetts, arguably the bluest state in america, the hottest issue is the health-care bill. i am told that the republican candidate in a debate yesterday, he emphasized that he would be the 41st vote to keep this monstrosity from being hoisted onto the american people. the polls continue to receive in support of this proposal. i have great hope that enough democrats are going to wake up and say, we should not fum our noses at the american people...
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host: let me turn to the recent election coming up in massachusetts. one reporter saying this could be a big surprise. scott brown is within striking distance of six hitting the state attorney general in the seat previously held by the late senator kennedy. guest: bill is right that turnout will count. you can take a state as democratic as they come and say in a special election given the unhappiness with all that is going on and the sense of urgency in terms of the republican party and interests, yes, you could get a base state surprise. the democrats probably prevail there. bill knows the numbers better than i. in the last poll we had a generic trial heat -- who would you prefer to control the congress? the democrats had a two point advantage. republicans though are more likely to turn out. guest: we call it a +8. among registered voters, a 53% -- among those they preferred a republican house by eight points. if i were democrats, here is one thing i can predict. there is the great line from "gladiator." the last 10 days for this republican and massac
host: let me turn to the recent election coming up in massachusetts. one reporter saying this could be a big surprise. scott brown is within striking distance of six hitting the state attorney general in the seat previously held by the late senator kennedy. guest: bill is right that turnout will count. you can take a state as democratic as they come and say in a special election given the unhappiness with all that is going on and the sense of urgency in terms of the republican party and...